Bonus
I.
Answer the following about the movie Chasing Amy FTSNOP.
A.
Ben Affleck’s character falls in love with this woman, played by Joey Lauren Adams.
Answer:
Alyssa Jones
B.
After a comic convention, Hooper X comments that these two allegedly squeaky-clean comic
book characters were actually lovers, hence the crown looking hat for one of them. Name each FFPE.
Answer:
Archie and Jughead
C.
This is the name of the comic book written by Flooper X.
Answer:
White Hating Coon
2.
For some reason, rap music and the world of fashion seem to go together. Given a clothing line,
name the rap artist or mogul responsible for it, FTPE.
A.
Sean John
Answer:
Sean “Puffy” Combs (AKA Puff Daddy or P. Diddy or whatever the hell it is he’s calling
himself this week)
B.
Rocawear
Answer:
Jay-Z
C.
PhatPharm
Answer:
Russell Simmons
3.
Answer the following relating to the show Green Acres, FTSNOP.
A.
FTP, this actress played Lisa Douglas, who would rather be in her Park Avenue penthouse than
the rural town of Hooterville.
Answer:
Eva Gabor
B.
Fred and Doris Ziffel owned, FTP, this pig who could play the piano, predict the weather with his
tail and play cricket.
Answer:
Arnold
C.
The Monroe’s were a brother-sister carpenter duo who helped on Oliver Douglas’ farm. FFPE,
give the first names of the Monroe’s.
Answer:
Alf and Ralph
4.
30-20-10, given clues name the entertainer.
(30)
[-le began his acting career as Moesha’s love interest, Jeremy Davis, on Moesha.
(20)
His second album, My Way, yielded the singles “You Make Me Wanna,” and “Nice and Slow.’
(10)
His most recent album 870/ contained the smash hit “U Remind Me.”
Answer:
Usher Raymond IV
5.
Given the original town it played in and the year it joined the NBA, give the city that team currently
plays in or their current nickname, FTPE. For example, if I said 1988 Charlotte, to be correct you either
say New Orleans or Hornets.
A. 1949, Syracuse
Answer:
Philadelphia 76ers
B. 1961, Chicago
Answer:
Washington Wizards
C. 1970, Buffalo
Answer:
Los Angeles Clippers
6.
Given descriptions of popular humorists works, name the humorist FTPE.
A.
While different from his usual fare, his first novel, Big Trouble, was made into a film that got
shelved largely because it involved bombs and airports and whatnot.
Answer:
Dave Barry
B.
His Stupid White Men ... and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation finds this The Awful
Truth host blasting in an offbeat way George W. Hush, Democrats, and basically anything in office.
Answer:
Michael Moore
C.
This author of Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession and When You Look Like Your
Passport Photo It’s Time to Go Home died in 1996 after complications from a kidney transplant.
Answer:
Erma Bombeck
7.
Answer the following about characters from The Powerpuff Girls, FTPE.
A.
This member of the Girls has long red hair, a pink dress, and pink eyes. She is also their leader.
Answer:
Blossom Utonium
B.
This character, seen with her head cropped off, is the assistant to the mayor of Townsville.
Answer:
Ms. Sara Bellum (accept either name)
C.
This former lab assistant of Professor Utonium and now nemesis of the Girls is a monkey who
constructed the ultimate brain for himself to become super intelligent.
Answer:
Mojo Jojo
8.
Answer the following about the film CannonballRun, FTSNOP.
A.
FTP, this actor plays J,J. McClure who along with Dom DeLuise’s Victor Prinzim has
commandeered an ambulance to compete in the race.
Answer:
Burt Reynolds
B.
These two Rat Packers play Jamie Blake and Morris Fenderbaum, two drunks who dress as
priests so God will be their co-pilot. FFPE, name them.
Answer:
Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin
C.
FTP, this man plays a Japanese entry in the race and he drives a Subaru propelled by a rocket.
Answer:
Jackie Chan
9.
Given information about an NFL coach of the past, identify that coach FTPE.
A.
This man coached the Cowboys from 1960 to 1989, winning two Super Bowls and making a
fashion statement with his suit and fedora hat.
Answer:
Tom Landrv
B.
This man lost three consecutive years from the 1974-1976 seasons in the NFC Championship
Game while coaching the Los Angeles Rams. While coach for the Seattle Seahawks, he lost in the AFC
Championship game in the 1983 season to the Los Angeles Raiders.
Answer:
Chuck Knox
C.
This MVP of the 1919 Rose Bowl coached the Chicago Bears for 40 seasons and won the NFL
title eight times collecting his first in 1921 and his last in 1963.
Answer:
George Halas
10.
Answer the following related to the Rolling Stones FTPE.
A.
The Rolling Stones’ 1966 studio effort, Aftermath, contained this hit about a red door that
evidently needed to have its color altered.
Answer:
“Paint it Black
B.
When the Hell’s Angels killed a young man during the Stones’ set at Altamont, public outcry that
the violence was incited by this song they were allegedly singing and that caused the band not to sing it
for six years. The song is sung from the perspective of Lucifer.
Answer:
“Sympathy For the Devil”
C.
The Stones released this album in 1968 as a response to the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s. The cover
was done in 3-D and you can see Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr somewhere in there, unless the
cover’s been scratched all to hel.
Answer:
Their Satanic Majesties Request
11.
Answer the following about The Legend of Zelda, FTPE.
A.
This character is the hero of the game who collects fractions of the tri-force to rescue Zelda from
the evil Gannori.
Answer:
Link
B.
This is the means of currency that Link uses to buy, among other things, bombs, arrows, and
potions.
Answer:
rupies
C.
When Link defeats Gannon, Zelda proclaims him to be the hero of this ]and, where the game
takes place.
Answer:
Hyrule
12.
So many of Dolly Parton’s assets are familiar to us. Nevertheless, let us confine ourselves to
discussing her incredible, gargantuan, huge catalogue of music, FTPE.
A.
One of her modest hits, 1980’s “Starting Over Again” was written by Bruce Sudano and this disco
diva, Sudanos wife.
Answer:
Donna Summer
B.
In 2001, Dolly recorded on her album Little Sparrow a cover of this hit for Collective Soul.
Answer:
“Shine”
C.
Dolly’s most recent album also contains an interesting choice in covers for a bluegrass album, a
rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” FTP, name that album it is on.
Answer:
Halos and Horns
13.
Given a manager named to his current team after 2002 Major League Baseball season, name the
departed manager he replaced, FTPE. If you need the team that hired him, you will receive five points.
A.
10) Felipe Alou
5)
San Francisco Giants
Answer:
Dusty Baker
B. 10) Bob Melvin
5)
Seattle Mariners
Answer:
Lou Pinella
C. 10) Ned Yost
5)
Milwaukee Brewers
Answer:
Jerry Royster
14.
Answer the following related to the show, Little House on the Prairie, FTPE.
A.
This fanner Bonanza star played family patriarch Charles Ingalls.
Answer:
Michael Landon
B.
Following the cancellation of the show, a reunion TV-movie, The Last Farewell, aired in which this
town, which served as the show’s setting, was destroyed when the townspeople were evicted from it,
Answer:
Walnut Grove, Plum Creek, Minnesota
C.
The Ingalls family adopted this orphan, despite the fact that he never existed in either the books
Little House was based on or in the life of the real Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Answer:
Albert Ingalls
15.
If you’re like me, you like to sit down and bawl along with a quality chick flick. Of course, I’m only
kidding… there’s no such thing as a quality chick flick. FTPE:
A.
Debra Winger’s character dies young, Shirley MacLathe’s character screams about her daughter
getting her shot, and Jack Nicholson’s character tries to use his status as an ex-astronaut to bed anything
that walks in this 1983 James L. Brooks film.
Answer:
Terms of Endearment
B.
Ali McGraw’s character dies young and Ryan O’Neal’s character is disinherited in this film, which
taught us that love means never having to say you’re sorry.
Answer:
Love Story
C.
Winona Ryder’s character dies young but not before falling in love with Richard Gere’s character
in this 2000 film that moviegoers decided they would rather themselves die than go see.
Answer:
Autumn in New York
16.
Given lyrics from a song by Martha and the Vandellas, name the song FTPE.
A. Callin’ out around the world/Are you ready for a brand new beat?/Summer’s here and the time is right
Answer: “Dancing in the Street”
B. My arms are missin’ you; my lips feel the same way too/I try so hard to be true; I promised “I do”! But
this boy keeps comin’ around/He’s tryin’ to wear my resistance down.
Answer:
“Jimmy Mack”
C. Here’s your old friendship ring/I cant wear it no more/Here’s your old love letters/I can’t read ‘em
anymore.
Answer:
“Come and Get These Memories”
17.
Answer the following about a tennis star FTPE.
A.
This woman has recently annihilated the rest of the competition including her own sister to claim
possession of all four majors.
Answer:
Serena Williams
B.
Both Serena and Venus Williams trail this woman, who has the most Grand Slams singles titles of
any African-American player with five.
Answer:
Althea Gibson
C. As of this writing, Serena’s last loss came in the finals of the WTA Championships against this woman.
Answer:
Kim Clijsters
18.
Identify the comic book character 30-20-10.
(30)
This character grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and lied about his age to join the army in World War II
where he led a group of men that included “Dum Dum” Dugan, Izzy Cohen, and Dino Manelli.
(20)
It was while leading the Howling Commandos in France that he got injured and had to be
rejuvenated by Professor Berthold Sternberg’s age-retarding Infinity Formula.
(10)
This man is the director of the Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate or
SHIELD., and has no vision in his left eye, hence his trademark eye patch.
Answer:
Nick Fury
19.
Answer the following about the film Back to School, FTPE.
A.
This star of Back to School plays Thornton Melon who, unlike his portrayer, “can get some
respect’ as he is super loaded.
Answer:
Rodney Dangerfield
B.
This is Thornton Melon’s chain of clothing stores, which caters to the overweight with such
fashions as the new Hindenburg line.
Answer:
Thornton Melon’s Tall & Fat
C.
This actor plays Professor Terguson, a Vietnam Veteran who is more than a little peeved with the
fact that America pulled out and is not afraid to scream that at anyone.
Answer:
Sam Kinison
20.
FTSNOP answer the following about the reality program Big Brother 3.
A.
FTP, this CBS Eartv Morning Show co-host is the host of every episode of Big Brother 3 in which
a houseguest is evicted and then she interviews the evictee afterwards.
Answer:
Julie Chen
H.
FTP, the houseguests competed to hold this three-word title, which allowed its holder to void a
nomination for eviction.
Answer:
Power of Veto
C.
FFPE, name the first Power of Veto holder and the nomination whom he vetoed.
Answer:
Gerry (Veto holder) and Marcellas (Vetoed)